By Issy Ronald, CNN Former NBA player Caleb Swanigan died aged 25 on Monday night, his college basketball team Purdue announced. The Allen County coroner’s office confirmed to CNN that he had died of natural causes. “The Purdue basketball family is deeply saddened and devastated at the loss of Caleb Swanigan,” head coach Matt Painter
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Megan C. Hills, CNN When Elvis Presley made broadcasting history in 1973, he was dressed in a white bell-bottomed jumpsuit, embellished with a bald eagle made from red, gold and blue studs. As the Memphis singer crooned away on a stage in Honolulu, his concert “Aloha from Hawaii” was being simultaneously broadcast in 40 different
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — El Bayern Munich fichó a Sadio Mané en un acuerdo por tres años, anunció el club alemán este miércoles. El delantero de 30 años marcó 120 goles en 259 apariciones con el Liverpool de Inglaterra desde su incorporación en 2016 y llevó a Senegal a su primer título de la Copa Africana
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN Español) — El presidente electo de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, anunció que una vez que asuma el cargo reabrirá las fronteras con Venezuela para “restablecer el pleno ejercicio de los derechos humanos” en ese lugar. “Me he comunicado con el gobierno venezolano para abrir las fronteras y restablecer el pleno ejercicio de
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By Rachel Janfaza, CNN Maxwell Frost, a 25-year-old community organizer, will win the Democratic nomination in Florida’s 10th Congressional District, CNN projects, and could become the first member of Generation Z elected to Congress. He bested a crowded field of candidates looking to replace Democratic Rep. Val Demings in an Orlando-based district, including state Sen.
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By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business The Obamas are heading to Audible. Higher Ground — Barack and Michelle Obama’s production company — signed an exclusive multi-year first-look production deal with Audible, Amazon’s audiobook and podcast service. It gives Audible first dibs on Higher Ground content and includes multiple audio projects that will be distributed worldwide. Financial
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STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) — Former Swedish speedskater Jonny Nilsson has died at the age of 79. He won a gold medal in the 10,000 meters at the Winter Olympics at Innsbruck in 1964 and was a multiple world champion. Nilsson’s death was announced by his wife, Marianne. She told Swedish news agency TT that he
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Opinion by Tom Stalnaker, Khalid Usman and Andrew Buchanan for CNN Business Perspectives After two years of enduring masks, social distancing and quarantines, there’s not much that can come between consumers and their summer vacations this year. Outbreaks of Covid-19 no longer seem to stop them from traveling — and based on recent demand for
Continue Reading MUNICH (AP) — Bayern Munich has signed Senegal forward Sadio Mané from Liverpool. The Bavarian powerhouse says the 30-year-old Mané has signed a contract through June 2025 with the club. Bayern chief executive Oliver Kahn says “We’re sure that Sadio Mané will delight our fans in the coming years with his spectacular style of play.
Continue ReadingBy Michael Lee Click here for updates on this story Toronto (CTV Network) — Two Canadians, a man and a woman, found dead from knife wounds at a resort in Mexico were from Quebec, a source confirmed to CTV News. The pair have been identified as Raphael Huppe and Fannie Lorrain. Both were found dead
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — El cuatro veces campeón del Super Bowl Rob Gronkowski, ala cerrada en la NFL durante 11 temporadas como miembro de los New England Patriots y Tampa Bay Buccaneers, anunció su retiro este martes a través de un mensaje publicado en las redes sociales. Esta es la segunda vez que Gronkowski
Continue ReadingBy Megan DeLaire Click here for updates on this story Toronto (CTV Network) — Summer in Canada draws people out of their homes and into fresh air and sunshine, but it only takes one itchy red bump to remember we’re sharing our favourite outdoor spaces with hordes of mosquitoes. Irritating as they are, certain species
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By Ashley Killough, CNN The South Dakota state Senate on Tuesday voted to convict and remove state Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg from office on two articles of impeachment after he struck and killed a pedestrian in September 2020, making Ravnsborg the first elected official to be impeached and removed in the state’s history. The Senate
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Lucy Bayly, CNN Business Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell wants to increase joblessness in the US in order to save the economy. But Beyoncé may beat him to it. The multi-hyphenate artist’s latest single, “Break My Soul,” which dropped late Monday, begs listeners to “release” themselves from their 9-5, saying “I just quit my job,
Continue Reading By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Russian appeals against bans from international soccer because of the country’s war in Ukraine are going to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in July. The court has set July 5 for an appeal by the Russian soccer federation. That challenges FIFA and UEFA’s joint decision
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By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The red-hot housing market is starting to show signs of cooling off. Prices have spiked to levels unaffordable for many prospective buyers, and mortgage rates have jumped following the Federal Reserve’s rate hikes and a surge in bond yields. But will the housing slowdown hurt the broader economy
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — A inicios de junio, la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) dijo que el mundo se encontraba con la cifra más baja de casos de covid-19 del año (con sus respectivas excepciones), lo que ha dado paso a la relajación de restricciones y al regreso de actividades como los viajes. Sin
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Kraft Macaroni and Cheese is changing its name after 85 years. The household staple is now called Kraft Mac & Cheese, which is “meant to reflect the way fans organically talk about the brand,” the company announced Wednesday. Packaging featuring the new name will hit shelves in August. Along with
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — La cifra de muertos por el terremoto en Afganistán sigue creciendo y hasta el momento se ha confirmado la muerte de más de 1.000 personas en la provincia oriental de Afganistán este martes. “Más de 1.000 personas murieron y más de 1.500 resultaron heridas en el terremoto del martes por la noche
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — El director de una escuela secundaria en Pensilvania fue acusado de 30 cargos de relaciones sexuales y contacto con un estudiante, según documentos judiciales presentados este lunes. Roger Weaver Freed, de 34 años, que se desempeñó como director de la Escuela Secundaria del Área de Williamsport, está acusado de mantener
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